Bhutan Amateur Athletic Federation

𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 (𝗘𝗢𝗜)

The Bhutan Amateur Athletics Federation (BAAF) is pleased to announce the extension of the submission deadline for the Expression of Interest (EOI) from eligible firms and event management partners for the planning and delivery of the 19th Edition Thimphu Marathon.

📅 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 11𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 2026.

Interested and eligible firms and event management partners are encouraged to take advantage of this extended opportunity and submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) within the revised deadline.

For detailed information, eligibility requirements, and access to the EOI documents, please click the link provided below.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xi1eEncYEoIFMf-m9zDiL4oT0WSBjJMW/view?usp=drivesdk

We look forward to receiving proposals from capable and experienced partners committed to delivering a professional, world-class, and memorable Thimphu Marathon.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗔𝗔𝗙 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 (𝗘𝗢𝗜𝘀) 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀:

The Bhutan Amateur Athletics Federation (BAAF) is pleased to announce the 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 for the 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 (𝐄𝐎𝐈) for eligible firms and event management partners for the planning and delivery of the 19𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐮 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 24 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 2026.

Eligible firms are encouraged to take advantage of this extension and submit their Expression of Interest within the revised deadline.

For detailed information and to access the EOI documents, please click the link below.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xi1eEncYEoIFMf-m9zDiL4oT0WSBjJMW/view?usp=drivesdk

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫

𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙚: 22 August 2026
𝙑𝙚𝙣𝙪𝙚: Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Three athletes from the Bhutan Amateur Athletics Federation (BAAF) participated in the 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫 held in 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐫, 𝐎𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚, 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚, 𝐨𝐧 22 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 2026.

1. Kinley Lhendup – Men’s 800m
Athlete Kinley Lhendup competed in the Men’s 800m at 5:05 PM India time. A total of 14 athletes were entered in the event.
Kinley Lhendup completed the race in 2:02.60, finishing 10th overall. Despite the placing, he achieved an outstanding milestone by setting a new Bhutan National Record in the 800m.
The previous national record had been held for 27 years by Coach Kinzang Dorji, who is currently serving as a Middle- and Long-Distance (MLD) Coach with BAAF.

2. Samten Dema – Women’s 5000m
Athlete Samten Dema competed in the Women’s 5000m at 7:40 PM India time. There were nine athletes entered, with four athletes not starting.
Samten Dema completed the race in 18:07.03, finishing 4th overall. She produced an excellent performance and achieved a new personal best (PB).

3. Tshering Lhamo – Women’s 5000m
Athlete Tshering Dema also competed in the Women’s 5000m and finished the race in 18:44.38, placing 5th overall.
Although she completed the race successfully, she was unable to improve upon her previous personal best time in this event.

Overall, the three BAAF athletes performed well in this international competition. Their participation in the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver provided valuable international-level racing experience and an opportunity to compete against athletes from different countries.
The highlight of the competition was 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐋𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐩’𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 800𝐦, while 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐚’𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 5000𝐦 was another significant achievement.

These performances demonstrate the continued progress and potential of Bhutanese athletes on the international stage and provide valuable motivation for their future training and competitions.

Bhutan Amateur Athletic Federation

𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 🏃‍♂️🔥

Our athletes are all set and getting ready for tomorrow’s race day! 💪🇧🇹

Wishing all our athletes the very best for the competition. Stay focused, trust your training, give your absolute best, and make every step count.

𝘙𝘶𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨. 𝘙𝘶𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦. 𝘙𝘶𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘉𝘩𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘯! 🇧🇹🏃‍♂️

Best of luck to all our athletes! 🙌

𝑽𝑨𝑪𝑨𝑵𝑪𝒀 𝑨𝑵𝑵𝑶𝑼𝑵𝑪𝑬𝑴𝑬𝑵𝑻 – 𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑮𝑹𝑨𝑴 𝑶𝑭𝑭𝑰𝑪𝑬𝑹

The Bhutan Amateur Athletics Federation (BAAF) is pleased to announce a vacancy for the position of Program Officer.

Interested and eligible candidates are invited to apply for this exciting opportunity to contribute to the development and promotion of athletics programs in Bhutan.

For more information regarding the eligibility criteria, job description, required qualifications, application procedure, and deadline, please find the detailed ToR through the link below.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TbI-JvX-F1OFLf2rTQRLms76ODjVUf1F/view?usp=sharing

📢 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝑨𝑨𝑭 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏.

🇧🇹 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗕𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 2026 🇮🇳

Today, three of our athletes, accompanied by Coach Kinzang Dorji, departed for 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐫, 𝐎𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚, 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚, to compete in the 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 – 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 (𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥), scheduled for 22 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 2026.

This prestigious competition is part of the 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫 and will bring together leading athletes from across the globe, providing our athletes with an excellent platform to gain valuable experience and compete at a high-performance level.

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞:
1. 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐋𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐩 – 800𝐦
2. 𝐓𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐨 – 5000𝐦
3. 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐚 – 5000𝐦

With temperatures expected to reach around 32°C, with a minimum of 26°C and humidity ranging from 85–90%, the athletes will also need to adapt to challenging climatic conditions.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐮𝐫 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐁𝐀𝐀𝐅) wishes our athletes and Coach Kinzang Dorji a safe journey and the very best of luck. We are confident that they will represent Bhutan with pride, determination and sportsmanship.

𝙍𝙪𝙣 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜. 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙙. 𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝘽𝙝𝙪𝙩𝙖𝙣.🇧🇹

𝗕𝗔𝗔𝗙 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

As running events grow in popularity in the country, the Bhutan Amateur Athletics Federation, BAAF is proposing a national certification system to improve consistency and accountability. The proposal was discussed at a recent stakeholder meeting in Paro attended by representatives from ministries, the Royal Bhutan Army, Royal Bhutan Police, tour operators, district administrations, and the Bhutan Olympic Committee. BAAF says the new system will not only improve safety and event standards but also create opportunities to attract international runners and identify and develop Bhutanese talent.

https://www.bbs.bt/245350/